- President Donald Trump has called the Supreme Court’s decision to back state laws that bar transgender athletes from participating in school sports a “big win.”
- On Tuesday, the court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting transgender student-athletes from competing in female sports at public schools and universities.
- “BIG WIN: The United States Supreme Court just RULED AGAINST MEN PLAYING IN WOMEN’S SPORTS. Wow! That takes that ridiculous situation off the table!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the ruling.
- The decision, issued on the final day of the court’s term, could have a sweeping impact across the United States, as 25 states currently have similar laws on their books. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, asserting that schools may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex, while the three liberal justices partially dissented, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson arguing Title IX allows individuals to live in their chosen gender.
- The cases were brought by transgender athletes, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, who argued the bans violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection guarantee and Title IX’s prohibition of sex discrimination.
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